"Lord, what is man?" Take him in his four elements, of earth, air, fire, and water. In the earth, he is as fleeting dust; in the air, he is as a dissappearing vapour; in the water, he is as a breaking bubble; and in the fire, he is as a consuming smoke. --- Wiliam Secker
Dust: Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life... (Genesis 2:7).
